About Me

Married for 44 years I have two grown-up daughters and two grandchildren. We live quietly in the SW of England where we tend our large garden and enjoy cooking with the produce. I love reading - and writing about what I read. Fav. books include crime, fantasy, sci fi, horror, YA, Victorian ghost stories, non-fiction such as travel books, essays, history and biographies.

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Sunday, 14 December 2014

Vintage Mystery Bingo Wrap-up

I decided to have a go at the Golden card and for this it was necessary to read books that were published pre-1960.

I have to say, it's introduced me to all kinds of authors whose books I'd never read before and sometimes authors I'd never even heard of. I started out wandering all over the golden bingo card, having lots of fun for several months just filling various categories willy-nilly. Eventually I could see several bingo lines that were close to being finished but in all I read 25 books for the challenge and that included 3 bingos. These are they:

10 comments:

This was quite a major commitment for one challenge, but what an achievement!!

I have very few crime fiction books from pre-1960, which is why I didn't attempt this - reluctant to add to my tbr piles! But it certainly looks a worthwhile project for a crime fiction fan. If I could reduce my tbr piles I'd certainly give this a go.

Margaret: Thank you. It was a huge committment but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

You have a point about the tbr pile. Very few of the books I read were previously owned - I read library books or bought books secondhand etc. So, as a way to take books off your tbr pile? Nope, not a good idea.

good grief charlie brown!! Only MY Sis could read that many books so quickly. (well it's quick to me!) Congrats Sis!!..I am going to admit I am smirking that the TBR pile didn't go down all that much LOL